Gene Haukoos, guest speaker, offered various definitions of volunteerism, noting that if taxpayers had to pay for the volunteer fire and EMS service they received, for example, it would cost $840,000 a year.

Fortunately, that spirit of volunteerism is very widespread in Estherville and Emmet County, Haukoos said.

"Emmet County and Estherville is fantastic," said Haukoos. "Money is never a problem."

Fortunately, there are also a lot of volunteers who help put the wheels of volunteerism into motion.

"Sweet Corn Days could not happen without groups and other volunteers," Haukoos said.

Haukoos pointed to the newly formed Emmet County Volunteer Coalition as one more resource of volunteers for all of Emmet County.